The Extraordinary Project Podcast

This docu-story looks at the transformation of an abandoned, Gilded Age mansion as it evolves from limbo into a literary arts center on the lakeshore of Evanston, IL. The "revivification" endeavor, spearheaded by author and artist Audrey Niffenegger, captivates host Suzanne Clores who digs deeper into the mansion's past. Made possible by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. 

Houses provide shelter, safety and ambiance for our lives. On this we can all agree. But what of the rumored, psychological effects a house can have on us? In particular, a house that is known for its helpful and otherwordly influence?  Set at the Ragdale Foundation, a famously enchanted literary retreat in Lake Forest, IL, host Suzanne Clores reflects on the sentience of a house over time, and explores questions about our human sensitivity to the liminal.

When traditional talk therapy fails, alternative methods can bring relief and a fresh perspective. But how do you know when a therapy really works? Host Suzanne Clores shares insights and asks questions about her seven year friendship with Garrett Walters, clairvoyant healer and teacher.  

Voices from the city of Evanston, IL, just north of Chicago, on the things they've lost and hope they've found during the pandemic.

When we think of curing illness, we think of combat: we must fight, beat and conquer in order to heal. But what if there's another, more powerful way to think about it? A more subtle approach to saving your own life? I loved making this piece with Lisa Zayas and Dr. Effie Chow, breast cancer patient and QiGong healer, on their journey together to recover from a terminal, incurable diagnosis with the radical elixir of self-love.

Sleep Paralysis, or Night Terrors, are a common nocturnal disturbance. But what if out-of-body beings chronically show up in your sleep space? Follow host Suzanne Clores into three night terror diaries, and take comfort in a truly extraordinary method of intervention.

Producer and host Suzanne Clores travels to Leeds, England for a conference on the intersection of science and Spiritualism in Victorian-era Europe. Clores looks at serious questions scientists asked about spirit phenomena at the dawn of the 19th century, and endures the psychological consequences of asking those same questions today. Some disturbing audio effects may upset sensitive listeners.

Photographer Shannon Taggart talks to host Suzanne Clores about her bizarre photographic journey capturing physical mediums around the world and hunting for the elusive substance of ectoplasm.

The Extraordinary Project is headed to California! Be part of the delegation! We will have a story table at the IONS Conference in Santa Clara, July 18-21. Come hear Deepak Chopra, Rupert Sheldrake, Julia Mossbridge, Dean Radin and many others. Register here with the discount code Extraordinary: noetic.org/conference

Figuring out a simple, psychic experiment becomes a bonding experience when Suzanne and E.L. head to the lobby of San Francisco's Clift Hotel. They can hardly believe their luck when the perfect stranger agrees to play their game, and unforeseen circumstances nearly ruin the outcome. This Season Finale brings new understanding to why our extraordinary moments and abilities are so hard to claim, but impossible to ignore. A Season Two seems promising.

It's one thing to get a reading from an intuitive, and it's another to believe the information she shares. How could she possibly know anything about you? Common sense says don't trust a stranger who purports to have intimate details of your life. But what if you could interview that stranger, discuss and deconstruct their information-gathering process? What if you could ask every question you ever wanted to know about how intuition works?  In Episode Five Suzanne Clores does this very thing, by following E.L., the mysterious woman from Episode Four, across the country for a face to face interview about how the empathic process works and its uses. The answer is chilling.

It's very easy to say all mediums are con artists when you don't have any data, or even a personal experience. A more interesting choice? Look into a medium's eyes, grant them permission to read your energy, and see what they have to say. Take a trip with Suzanne Clores as she does just that.

At the Applied Precognition Conference in Las Vegas, luck comes by way of Remote Viewing, a tested form of precognition once used by the military but now used by science-minded gamblers in sports wagering. Drawing the pictures in your mind has never been so profitable, but does the method really work?

The gift of Second Sight, more formally known as Precognition or Presentiment, dates back to the Old Testament and in mystical texts from around the world. But what is our modern understanding of this extraordinary ability? Episode Two reveals the recent and historical evidence of ordinary people tapping into the backwards flow of time. 

After Death Communication, or ADC, is a phenomenon as varied and mysterious as death itself. This debut episode journeys into the stories and science of our most precious last moments with our dead.

Extraordinary experiences happen to all of us. So why don't we talk about them? This podcast journeys into the inspiring stories and fascinating science behind intuition, energy medicine, and all things mystical.